Kerber has no chance in the round of 16 of the Australian Open

The three-time Grand Slam winner Kerber had won her first three rounds in Melbourne in quick succession, but she could only be amazed at the pace that Collins set on Sunday afternoon. The 25-year-old overwhelmed her favorite opponent. After eleven minutes Kerber was 0:4 behind and after 20 minutes the first set was already lost. Kerber left the court with the towel over her shoulders. When she came back, however, things hardly got any better.

“There is hardly anything to say. It wasn't my day at all. She hit everything and I just reacted," said Kerber: "I never found my rhythm and was never able to play like I have in the last few days. But she also really played one of the best matches of her career.”

Barty after defeating Sharapova in the quarterfinals Ashleigh Barty is keeping her compatriots' hopes of a first home win at the Australian Open in 41 years alive. The 22-year-old local hero won in Melbourne against five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova (Russia) 2:22, 4:6, 6:1 after 6:4 hours and became the first Australian in ten years to reach the quarter-finals. There Barty, number 15 in the world rankings, will meet the Czech Petra Kvitova on Tuesday.

Sharapova (31) knocked defending champion Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) out of the tournament in the third round. Against Barty, her error rate increased dramatically after the first set. Above all, the serve (ten double faults) and the forehand let Sharapova down. After the 0:4 in the third set, she fought in vain against elimination. This means that the quarterfinals at the French Open 2018 remain Sharapova's best Grand Slam result since her doping ban.

Before Barty, who converted her fourth match point with an ace, Jelena Dokic was the last Australian to reach the top eight in Melbourne in 2009. In 1978, Christine O'Neil won the title at the home Grand Slam Down Under. The last Australian finalist was Wendy Turnbull in 1980.

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Kerber has no chance in the round of 16 of the Australian Open

Wimbledon winner Angelique Kerber (31) was eliminated from the round of 56 of the Australian Open in just 0 minutes with no chance. The world number two from Germany lost to the American Danielle Collins 6:2, 6:XNUMX. Maria Sharapova also did not reach the quarterfinals.

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